LessonLoop vs My Music Lessons
Two UK-native tools — which is rare in this category, and worth respecting. Here’s an honest look at where they differ: mostly, it’s depth.
Same home turf, different depth.
Both are built in the UK for UK music teaching. My Music Lessons keeps it simple and affordable; LessonLoop runs the whole school.
Choose My Music Lessons if…
- You’re a solo teacher who wants the simplest UK option
- Scheduling, booking and a practice log cover your needs
- The lowest entry price matters most — from £9.95/mo
Choose LessonLoop if…
- You run — or want to grow into — a school: teams, locations, payroll
- You want billing that runs itself: family ledger, prepaid, auto invoicing, Xero
- You want an AI assistant, a gamified parent portal and an iOS app
Three steps up in depth.
A real finance engine
Family accounts with prepaid balances, automatic invoicing and late fees, payment plans, Stripe and two-way Xero — money that reconciles to the penny.
The AI layer
LoopAssist does the admin in plain English, propose-then-confirm — and the MCP connector brings your studio into ChatGPT and Claude. Unique in the category.
School-scale operations
Unlimited teachers, multi-location timetabling, substitutes, payroll and P&L reports — the machinery a growing school actually needs.
Cheaper to start,
or built to grow into.
My Music Lessons starts lower. LessonLoop costs a little more and brings the whole back office — and the price stays flat however big the school gets.
Fair note: for a solo teacher with simple needs, My Music Lessons is genuinely cheaper — £9.95 vs our £15 (their school plan adds £2.95 per extra teacher). You’re paying the difference for the finance engine, the AI and the room to grow. Pricing from mymusiclessons.org.uk, June 2026.
The full comparison.
| Feature | My Music Lessons | LessonLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From £9.95/mo | Flat £15 / £39 / £119 — unlimited teachers |
| UK-native (GBP, UK GDPR) | Yes — UK-founded | Yes — + term dates & VAT-aware invoicing |
| Scheduling & self-serve booking | Yes | Yes — + substitutes, conflicts, multi-location |
| Practice tracking | Practice log | Streaks & achievements — gamified, forgiving |
| Family accounts & prepaid balances | Payments tracking | Derived ledger — reconciles to the penny |
| Automatic invoicing & late fees | Not advertised | Yes |
| Two-way Xero sync | Not advertised | Yes |
| Payroll & P&L reports | Not advertised | Yes — traceable to a lesson |
| AI assistant | Not advertised | LoopAssist — drafts & proposes, you confirm |
| Connect to ChatGPT & Claude | Not advertised | Yes — the MCP connector |
| Repertoire & instrument lending | Homework section | Journeys + lending library |
| Mobile app | Installable web app | Native iOS app |
| Free trial | Yes | 30 days, no card |
Competitor details via Capterra UK and public pages (their site limits automated access), reviewed quarterly. Last reviewed June 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Admin you can delegate.
Ask in plain English and LoopAssist drafts the invoice, reschedules the lesson, chases the balance — and never acts until you confirm. No other UK music platform has anything like it.
- ✓ Propose-then-confirm — never an unwanted change
- ✓ A “what needs you” list that thinks ahead
- ✓ Plug your studio into ChatGPT, Claude and any MCP client
The numbers a growing school needs.
Revenue, outstanding, P&L, per-teacher payroll, billable hours, expenses and mileage — every figure traceable back to a real lesson or payment.
- ✓ Payroll on effective hours, substitutes included
- ✓ P&L, expenses and HMRC-rate mileage
- ✓ One click to a CSV for your accountant
Move across in a day.
Bring your pupils and lessons across without the drama. We do the heavy lifting — free, on every plan.
Export
Export your data from My Music Lessons — pupils, guardians and lesson history.
We import
Send it over. We map and import it for you, free, and check it together.
You’re live
Invite your parents and you’re running — usually within a day.
The honest answers.
Is My Music Lessons bad?
Isn’t My Music Lessons cheaper?
Can I import my data?
Are you both really UK-native?
What if I outgrow My Music Lessons later?
Room to grow, from day one.
30-day free trial. No card. Bring your data — we’ll help you move.
